New Harmony City Zoning Code
MOBILE HOMES
§ 152.235 REGULATIONS/PERMITTED NONCONFORMING USES.
(A) Mobile homes are not permitted in the town except as provided in division (B) below.
(B) Pre-existing mobile homes in the town.
(1) Any mobile home in the town as of the date of passage of this section that was used, previously used, or originally designated for residential use, may continue to be used for a residential use with said use considered a permitted nonconforming use.
(2) No new, used, or different mobile home may replace an existing mobile home after the permitted nonconforming mobile home is removed, unless approved as a permitted nonconforming use.
(3) Any new or different mobile home approved as a permitted nonconforming use must meet the requirements of the other provisions of this subchapter.
(4) No more than one permitted nonconforming mobile home shall be permitted upon any single lot.
(C) A permitted nonconforming use may be approved upon a showing that such nonconforming use:
(1) Is not inconsistent with the neighborhood’s general architectural design, development, or land use;
(2) Is intended for continuous residential use; and
(3) Has been the subject of notification by certified mail by the applicant to adjacent property owners, together with the date and time at which the Town Plan and Historic Preservation Commission (Plan Commission) is scheduled to consider the nonconforming use.
(D) Any permitted nonconforming mobile home shall have all utility and sewer connections completed within two weeks of being sited on a lot.
(E) No new mobile home communities are permitted in the town.
(F) (1) Recreational vehicles shall not be stored on any lot in the residential district or on any lot abutting a residential district, except in a carport or enclosed building or behind the nearest portion of a structure to the street. This provision, however, does not prohibit the temporary parking of a recreational vehicle on a residential lot for a period not to exceed 14 days.
(2) Recreational vehicles are permitted to be parked on town streets for a period not to exceed three days for the purpose of loading and unloading.
(3) The parking of recreational vehicles of all types for the purpose of camping along town streets is prohibited.
(Prior Code, § 17.64.010) (Ord. 2013-6, passed 8-15-2013)
Editor’s note:
Ord. 2013-6, §§ 6, 7, adopted August 15, 2013, repealed prior code §§ 17.64.010 and 17.64.020, which pertained to trailer courts and required conditions, and derived from Ord. 1976-7 (part); Ord. 1973-2, Articles 8, 8.1, and 8.2. At the editor’s discretion, the title of prior code Ch. 17.64 was changed from “Trailer Courts” to read as set out herein.
§ 152.236 EXCEPTIONS.
(A) A mobile home, recreational vehicle, or construction trailer may be placed for temporary use at the site of a conventional building project that has been issued a location improvement permit.
(B) In the event of a natural disaster, the Town Council may approve temporary housing in whatever form they deem necessary and for the length of time required.
(C) The placement of a mobile home, recreational vehicle, or utility trailer used in connection with, and for the duration of an approved festival or other special event is permitted.
(Prior Code, § 17.64.020) (Ord. 2013-6, passed 8-15-2013)